Weird screen-flashing issue with nVidia GeForce 8800

awpti · 08-24-07, 05:14 AM

This is recent. With this videocard, anyway. It's happened with every single nvidia card I've ever owned (Why do I continue to torture myself?).

During gameplay, or just general desktop usage, the display will blank for ~1-2 seconds and then come back as if nothing happened.

As far as in-game happenings, it only happens while playing World of Warcraft in Windowed or Full Screen mode. Any other time, it just does it while I'm at the desktop.

I've tried rolling back to an older driver version, beta drivers, everything. This issue is completely random. It can happen 2-3 times in a 30 second period or only once every few hours.

I hunted google for hours, but apparently I'm the only person with this issue. Any thoughts?

This is driving me insane.

ATOJAR · 08-24-07, 07:20 AM

Hmm sounds weird, ive never heard of this issue before! .... you say its happened with every nvidia card you have ever owned? .... does that mean in the past you have owned a ATI card and it never done it? in the same system?
If i was you i would be looking at other parts of my system! ..... check for any faults else where! ... i find it weird that it had done it with every nvidia card you have owned! .... has it always been the same system? just a different graphics card?

When you uninstall older drivers do you run drivercleaner pro in safe mode?

08-24-07, 05:14 AM	#1
awpti Look, feet! Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 26	Weird screen-flashing issue with nVidia GeForce 8800 This is recent. With this videocard, anyway. It's happened with every single nvidia card I've ever owned (Why do I continue to torture myself?). During gameplay, or just general desktop usage, the display will blank for ~1-2 seconds and then come back as if nothing happened. As far as in-game happenings, it only happens while playing World of Warcraft in Windowed or Full Screen mode. Any other time, it just does it while I'm at the desktop. I've tried rolling back to an older driver version, beta drivers, everything. This issue is completely random. It can happen 2-3 times in a 30 second period or only once every few hours. I hunted google for hours, but apparently I'm the only person with this issue. Any thoughts? This is driving me insane.

08-24-07, 07:20 AM	#2
ATOJAR Bish Bash Bosh Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, England. Posts: 1,857	Re: Weird screen-flashing issue with nVidia GeForce 8800 Hmm sounds weird, ive never heard of this issue before! .... you say its happened with every nvidia card you have ever owned? .... does that mean in the past you have owned a ATI card and it never done it? in the same system? If i was you i would be looking at other parts of my system! ..... check for any faults else where! ... i find it weird that it had done it with every nvidia card you have owned! .... has it always been the same system? just a different graphics card? When you uninstall older drivers do you run drivercleaner pro in safe mode? __________________ i7 920 D0@3.6GHz(Ultra-120 eXtreme) ASUS P6T iX58 6GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3@1376MHz EVGA GTX 260 (702/1404/1214) Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Seagate SATAII 500GB LG W2452T 24" LCD 1920x1200 Widescreen Hiper Type-R 580W Windows 7 Ultimate X64 Antec 900 Case Steam ID: atojar1 Xfire ID: atojar www.atinof.com www.SatioWorld.com

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)